Google Has the Happiest Employees of Any Company In the U.S.

According to a nationwide survey by CareerBliss.com, Google has the happiest employees of any company in the U.S.

Google has a reputation for taking care of its employees: They pay well, there’s a lot of opportunity for advancement, they cook all your meals, there’s a company gym, and they even have an on-site medical staff if you need a quick doctor’s visit.

The rest of the top five happiest companies are 3M, DTE Energy, Qualcomm, and the U.S. Military.

For the survey, employees rated their happiness in areas like growth opportunity, compensation, benefits, work-life balance, career advancement, management, and job security. Almost 100,000 employees were surveyed.

The company on the top 50 list with the lowest average salary was Costco. It came in 30th, and has an average salary of $40,250.

The company with the highest average salary was Sun Microsystems, where the average employee makes $101,662. But they only came in 46th overall on the list.